Ben, the Founding Director, qualified with a Dip Iuris, B Proc, LLB (UNISA) and a Masters degree in Criminal Justice (LLM) from the University of Cape Town. He is admitted to the List of Counsel of the International Criminal Court in The Hague, is a full member of the International Criminal Court Bar Association (ICCBA) and has been practicing criminal law since 1994. Ben also lectures in criminal law part-time. As a highly skilled trial lawyer, who started his career as a Prosecutor, his fields of expertise are Bail Applications, Criminal Trials, Appeals to the High Courts of South Africa, Supreme Court of Appeal, Constitutional Court and International Criminal Law.